Guitar Tuning Research Paper

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Guitar Science Experiment By: Alex Minser Question/Problem: Does the climate of an electric guitar’s environment factor into how well it stays in tune while being played? (Ex. Would guitars in a warmer environment stay in tune better than in a colder?) Hypothesis If a guitar is left in a colder environment, than it would not stay in tune any better than one in a warmer environment because most materials that make up a guitar (steel, wood, and plastic) are resilient to non-extreme temperature changes. Materials * (1) Fender Stratocaster Maple Neck Electric Guitar * (1) Plastic guitar pick * (1) KORG GA-1 Electric guitar tuner * A warm, room temperature environment to house the guitar during the experiment (In my experiment, I used my 73 degree Fahrenheit home) * A colder environment to house the guitar during the experiment (In my experiment I used my 50-40 degree Fahrenheit porch, I could not get the exact temperature each trial) * Knowledge of how to use an electronic tuner, as well as a couple of different songs on guitar in standard tuning (for my experiment I used “Enter Sandman” by Metallica and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses) Experimental Setup 1. Gather materials needed for the experiment (as listed above). 2. Tune the Fender Stratocaster listed above with the electric guitar tuner listed above to standard tuning (EADGBe). Repeat this process until the guitar is in tune when all six strings are played simultaneously. 3. Move your Fender Stratocaster to the colder environment you plan to use for your experiment. Leave it in the cold environment for 45 minutes. 4. After the guitar has been exposed to this temperature for the time given, play a couple of songs on it using the guitar pick (or you could hybrid pick using only your fingers). 5. Use the electronic tuner to check the tuning

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